2010
Becoming Lucy
In 1896, sixteen-year-old Lucinda Bishop, a wealthy Bostonian, lost her parents in a tragic accident. Fearing her own life is…
The Country House Courtship
It’s 1818, and Miss Beatrice Forsythe wants to go toLondon. She wants to marry a man like the rich, titled…
I Was Jane Austen’s Best Friend
This is a very readable “journal” which covers the period from February to April 1791 as written by Jane Austen’s…
O, Juliet
Editors' choice
Maxwell delivers a mesmerizing retelling of the famous star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, in her latest novel, set in Italy…
Sent: The Missing
In this sequel to Found, four 21st-century teens find themselves transported to the 15th century. Two of the boys, Chip…
The Highlander’s Sword
Destined for life in a convent, Lady Aila Graham finds herself exchanging marriage vows with Sir Padyen MacClaren. Facing devastation…
Scoundrel’s Kiss
Ada of Keyworth is unusual for a medieval woman. Educated by her family, she’s adventurous, headstrong, and strikingly beautiful—but she’s…
Requiem by Fire
Set in 1928 North Carolina, in Requiem by Fire Caldwell returns to the Appalachia of his first novel, Cataloochee. The…
The Last Illusion
It is a hot, muggy July in 1903. Molly Murphy, private investigator, is lamenting her lack of new cases. She…
Alice I Have Been
This literary novel, set in the early 20th century with flashbacks to the mid-19th century, is the fictionalized life story…
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